HARBOUR REPRESENTATION.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17225, 16 August 1921, Page 9

HARBOUR REPRESENTATION.

CLAIMS OP THE CITY. A claim for the stronger representation of Iha City on the Lyttelton Harbour Board was embodied in a. letter ! received by tl:c City Council lost night i from tho Fori Christ-church League:— The letter, which was written by th& secretary of tho League, was as follows: I Rtn itqueated by tho «xecuiiro of tflo Port Christcjhmcb League, which recently considered tlie question of ihe eity'a representation on- the Lytielton Harbour Board, to inform you tliat the following 1 resolution Vae 'passed:—''Tlia.t tho City Council Ik>. caked to promote -a. Bill for tho fairer representation of the city nil-:! suburban area® on the Lyttclt-on H«rbouv Board." The executive, in tills contusion, de-sirea to direct yimr attention to tie position ea disclosed by tlio preliminary counits of the cetera .returns enumerated he-reurild-Br: —City of Clurirtohurch, pcpnila-tioii 07,332—4 member® on Board; ttietropolitan iivou., population 87,748, 1 member on Board; country districts, population 84.300 —7 mcrnWa on ■bvwr<i; ti/tai i slUoii 159,275 —13 olaited Members. If the representation of tho city iw conjunction with the suburbs was in pro ■ portion to tho population of the respective ; areas, it would be constituted eomywiuit on this basis City, population 67,232 —5 eleettiva members; euburb3, population 37,748 — 8 elective members; country districts, population 54,5 C elcctrva members; total population 159,275—12 f-l&ctirve members. There is no doubt that you will, en the perusal of thasa figures,. recagni&e tha time Las arrived when wo should l>y lerfialntiva enaotment, obtain n more equitable distribution of ©eata on a, Board whose policy vitally afreets the commercial and industrial prosperity of this city. Cr. Eioaher moved that tho letter "bo reoeived, and referred to the Bv-lawß Committee for consideration, and report. He said tho City representation on the Harbour Board seemed hardly fair, under tho present system. Ho always considered that a fair tion related to population, and not to property. The time was opportune fov n reconsideration of the present arrangement. Tno motion was seconded by Cr. D. G> Sullivan. Tho Mayor said tho City at present was receiving only a tithe 6f the representation it was entitled to, Tho motion was carried.